Fonds consists of course manuals, workbooks, and audio cassette tapes issued by Guided Independent Study/UBC Access. They are arranged by course number and then by year of publication; in many cases, several editions are issued over the years for each course. Manuals and audio-tapes are listed and stored separately.

Fonds consists of records generated by the Department of Soil Science in the course of its administrative and academic activities, and by Dr. Rowles relating to his academic, professional, and personal activities. They contain information regarding the administration of the Department; courses offered by the Department; committees with which Dr. Rowles was involved, in particular those which he chaired; his extension courses, workshops, lectures, and other outside activities; and some personal correspondence.

The fonds consists of datasheets, computer cards, codebooks, and a manual which explains the project methodology.